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Elroy Chaparral C1

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Autonomous hVTOL aircraft, with distributed electric propulsion and a turbogenerator-battery architecture. First turbogenerator-hybrid electric hVTOL aircraft to take flight.

Photo: Elroy Air

Lift type

Tilt-rotor

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Electric, Hybrid

Application

Cargo, Military transport, Search & rescue

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Elroy Chaparral C1	/ 2023		hVTOL UAS with detachable cargo pod.

Airframer

Elroy Air	News
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS)	News	U.S. production partner

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